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So, there was this march the other day. Nothing major. Just held in 18 cities across the globe. No big deal. Just millions of focused, determined and fed-up women and the people who love them, all showing up in solidarity acres deep. The marchers were inspired by the caliber of women – both on stage and a shoulder away – who showed up to support.
Several House Democrats will bring Dreamers as guests to next Tuesday's State of the Union Address, a move that comes as the White House announced it will present a new immigration framework to Congress Monday that offers a pathway to citizenship for as many as 1.8 million children brought to the U.S. illegally.
Gerrymandering, the drawing of a political district map to specifically give advantage to an incumbent, or to a political party, is an issue across the nation. It’s a way of watering down the will of the voters by drawing irregular lines on the map to pack the voters you don’t want into one district, while leaving another district easily won by your party.
Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones said Friday she plans to run for Congress, hoping to fill the seat vacated by former U.S. Rep. John Conyers.m Conyers, 88, resigned in December amid allegations that he sexually harassed female aides — claims that he denied. Jones joins a growing Democratic primary field that includes Conyers’ son, John Conyers III, and state Sen.
Rep. Joseph Kennedy III (D-Mass.), the only member of the famous political family’s third generation dabbling in elected politics, will deliver the Democratic Party’s formal response to President Trump’s State of the Union address next week. Top Democratic congressional leaders announced late Thursday that Kennedy, the grandson of Robert F. Kennedy and great-nephew of former Sen. Edward M.
President Donald Trump should expect to see lawmakers dressed in black, donning red pins and accompanied by victims and survivors of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements at his State of the Union address Tuesday night. Lawmakers say they hope to draw attention to the ongoing national conversation about sexual harassment at Trump's evening remarks.
Several House Democrats will bring Dreamers as guests to next Tuesday's State of the Union Address, a move that comes as the White House announced it will present a new immigration framework to Congress Monday that offers a pathway to citizenship for as many as 1.8 million children brought to the U.S. illegally.
In response to a letter written by Matthew Abel, the Executive Director of the Michigan Chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence offered harsh criticisms of United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Abel is an attorney from Detroit, a founding partner in the firm of Cannabis Counsel LLC.
Anyone who tunes in to the annual State of the Union on January 30th, when President Donald Trump will address Congress and give an update on his agenda, may notice something different about the audience seated in front of him. The 65 members of the Democratic Women’s Working Group who attend the speech this year will be clothed all in black.
Most Michigan lawmakers voted Monday to end the government shutdown after a verbal agreement on immigration legislation was made in the Senate. Michigan Democratic Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters voted to end the government shutdown impasse Monday after Republican leadership pledged to soon take up immigration legislation.